Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 02, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 0 0 103
Bald Eagle 3 3 61
Northern Harrier 0 0 20
Sharp-shinned Hawk 15 20 128
Cooper's Hawk 3 4 36
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 7
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 6246
Red-tailed Hawk 1 4 42
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 8 8 37
Merlin 0 2 8
Peregrine Falcon 3 3 9
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 2
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 5
Total: 33 44 6705
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Observation start time: 08:45:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00
Total observation time: 7.25 hours
Official Counter: Joyce Holt
Observers: Andy Biggs, Baron Gibson, Bill James, David Kirk,
Katie James, Liz Williams
Weather:
Beautiful day - started off cool with mostly cloudy and ended up pleasant
with mostly sunny.
Raptor Observations:
TVs were up early, BV and Raven showed up later.
Non-raptor Observations:
Not much passerine activity. Probably a top of 5 Monarch sightings.
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Report submitted by Joyce Holt (blueskyjoyce@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
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